THE FIRST DEATH OF JOANA

A PRIMEIRA MORTE DE JOANA

By Cristiane OLIVEIRA

PATRA SPANOU FILM - as SALES All rights

Female director - Completed 2021

Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. As she confronts the values of her community in southern Brazil, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals itself.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2021
Film Library (not in selection)
Ventana Sur 2021
IFF of India 2021
Cinequest 2021
Global Vision Award
Lovers FF - Torino LGBTQI Visions 2021
competition
Cinema Jove 2021
competition
Tucuman FF 2021
DAC Award for Best Director
Gramado FF 2021
Critics Award for Best Film, Best Photography, Best Editing
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Female director, LGBT, Drama
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • PORTUGUESE, GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 91 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Cristiane OLIVEIRA
    • Writer(s)
    • Cristiane OLIVEIRA
    • Producer(s)
    • Aletéia SELONK (OKNA PRODUÇÕES), Cristiane OLIVEIRA, Daniel CHABANNES (Epicentre Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Late summer of 2007, South of Brazil. Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt Rosa died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. Encouraged by her friend Carolina, Joana starts an investigation about Rosa’s past. As she confronts the values of her community, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals. She plunges into her imagination to find answers while a large wind power plant is being built in their small town.